- Hemiscyllium michaeli
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Hemiscyllium michaeli Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Orectolobiformes Family: Hemiscylliidae Genus: Hemiscyllium Species: H. michaeli Binomial name Hemiscyllium michaeli
G. R. Allen & Dudgeon, 2010Hemiscyllium michaeli, commonly known as the Milne Bay epaulette shark, is a species of bamboo shark in the genus Hemiscyllium.[1] It is a tropical shark known from the shallow ocean in the Milne Bay region of eastern Papua New Guinea.[2] The epaulette sharks of this region have long been confused with H. freycineti, and it was only in 2010 that H. michaeli was described as a separate species by Gerald R. Allen and Christine L. Dudgeon.[2] It can reach a maximum length of 69.5 centimetres (27.4 in).[1]
References
- ^ a b Hemiscyllium michaeli at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Gerald R. Allen and Christine L. Dudgeon (2010): Hemiscyllium michaeli, a new species of Bamboo Shark (Hemiscyllidae) from Papua New Guinea, pp. 19-30. Aqua International Journal of Ichthyology 16 (1)
Categories:- Sharks
- Animals described in 2010
- Shark stubs
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